Created Sat 11th Oct 2008 6:38am PST by 
eliminati
eliminati 
When will Diablo III be released by Blizzard in North America?
Background: Diablo is one of the most popular single player RPG's ever released in the world, with both Diablo I and Diablo II still getting play time and hard drive space on many a PC.
Diablo III is deep in development by Blizzard (makers of World of Warcraft and Starcraft), but Blizzard plays by its own rules, truly releasing games only "when they are ready."
And before anyone tries to void or suspened this due to online retailers listing a release date, NOONE has a real release date until Blizzard releases it to the public and retailers simultaneously. They are notorious for NOT leaking these.
It is highly likely it will be released in 2009 or 2010, but I still put an "after" prediction so it will settle a winner no matter what.
SETTLEMENT: ONLY BLIZZARD'S OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE.
Diablo III is deep in development by Blizzard (makers of World of Warcraft and Starcraft), but Blizzard plays by its own rules, truly releasing games only "when they are ready."
And before anyone tries to void or suspened this due to online retailers listing a release date, NOONE has a real release date until Blizzard releases it to the public and retailers simultaneously. They are notorious for NOT leaking these.
It is highly likely it will be released in 2009 or 2010, but I still put an "after" prediction so it will settle a winner no matter what.
SETTLEMENT: ONLY BLIZZARD'S OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE.
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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Question suspends in 41 weeks
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- Predictions: 52 |
Comments: 4
Suspend date: Fri 31st Dec 9am PST (41 weeks to go)
Initial likelihoods: 2008: 1%, Jan-Jun 2009: 30%, July-Dec 2009: 38%, Jan-Jun 2010: 20%, July-Dec 2010: 10%, After Jan 1, 2011: 1%
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Created Sat 11th Oct 2008 6:38am PST by eliminati
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predicted After Jan 1, 2011 (H$100 at 34%)
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Reuters 44 weeks ago
TV show and/or a real-life concert tour, people familiar with the discussions said Thursday. 'Hero' is from Activision Blizzard, a leading video game publisher that aims to turn some of its games into TV and film properties. Activision's cross-platform
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Canada.com 44 weeks ago
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Billboard 44 weeks ago
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Reuters UK 44 weeks ago
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Diablo 3 gets pushed back to February 2011, at which point we MAY get a tiny glimpse under the hood at the only two things left for Blizzard: Warcraft IV (the real-time strategy game), and their new MMO, which they guarantee is a totally new game world, not based upon any existing IP.
As for Diablo, its looking like xmas 2010 or spring 2011. And Warcraft IV will likely be 2012, with Starcraft II being in three parts.
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